Domestic violence and sexual assault is a major issue that affects individuals in every community‚ regardless of age‚ gender‚ race‚ sexual orientation‚ etc‚ however here we discuss this issue within the Latino community specifically in the United States. Although there are some women who are involved in the abuse of others‚ the numbers are overwhelmingly high when it comes to men causing violence towards females. There are many depictions of these issues that can be read/shown through different forms
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The women’s aid federation defines domestic violence as physical‚ psychological‚ sexual or financial violence that takes place within an intimate or family type relationships‚ it may involve partners‚ ex partners or household members. Sociologists challenge the view that domestic violence is confined to the behaviour of a few sick individuals‚ they argue that there are sociological explanations for domestic violence‚ domestic violence is far too widespread to be simply the work of a few disturbed
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Domestic violence is everybody’s business‚ but Rihanna’s relationship is not Domestic Abuse is a major issue that needs to be addressed. By Valery Fregoso Published: Monday‚ March 11‚ 2013 Updated: Thursday‚ March 14‚ 2013 12:03 Many victims of domestic violence "stay" with their abusers‚ as in the case of Rihanna and Chris Brown Throughout Twitter‚ Facebook‚ and in the media‚ Rihanna and Chris Brown’s relationship is one of the highly documented in Hollywood despite the couple’s belief that
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Introduction to Sociology Research- Paper1 One of the most overlooked forms of violence in today’s society is domestic violence. Domestic violence is most likely to occur behind closed doors‚ which is one of the main reasons why domestic violence is not given that much attention. In most cases domestic violence is the silent‚ ugly side of dating and people do not like to talk about it. Due to the fact that domestic violence is becoming more common over the years warrants more and more research to
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Ways Domestic Violence Can Affect Individuals Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another individual through fear and intimidation‚ which often includes threats or violence. The effects of domestic violence could be long term or short term. A long term effect of domestic violence is physical injuries that can cause arthritis‚ hypertension‚ or heart disease. A short term effect of domestic violence could be anxiety or depression. Physical or
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A daughter witnesses domestic abuse in her family‚ which escalated to the death of her mother‚ and the suicide of her father. So she pleads with others in domestic violence situations to escape before it is too late. What effect does witnessing domestic violence have on secondary victims‚ such as the children who live in homes where partner abuse occurs? Although‚ the awareness about the rate of domestic violence in our society is increasing‚ the majority of the medical literature to date has
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Annotated Bibliography: Domestic Violence and its effects on Children Groves‚ B.M. (1999). Mental Health Services for Children Who Witness Domestic Violence. The Future of Children‚ 9(3)‚ 122-132. This article provides a good introduction for practitioners working with children who witness family violence. The article summarizes the effects domestic violence can have on children such as; aggressiveness‚ depression‚ anxiety‚ learning disabilities‚ and sleep deprivation. The author stresses
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